SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said its sales tax will rise to 9 percent from 7 percent, but the change will only come “sometime” between 2021 and 2025, making it likely that the increase would kick in after the city-state’s next general election. ( read original story ...)
Singapore competition agency to look closer at Uber tie-up with ComfortDelGro
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s competition commission said on Monday it plans to do further in-depth assessment of the tie-up between the city-state’s top taxi operator, ComfortDelGro, and Uber [UBER.UL], after an initial review. The agency said it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019
Singapore said Monday it would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make companies more competitive as global agreements on climate change take effect. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said the tax would be levied on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is hiking its GST, but not until 2021 or later
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore confirmed it plans to hike its sales tax to 9 percent from 7 percent, but said the change will only be made “sometime” between 2021 and 2025. Pushing a change till at least three years away surprised some, after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says plans to raise sales tax to 9 percent ‘sometime’ in 2021-2025
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Monday announced it plans to raise its sale tax to 9 percent from 7 percent, but said the change will be only be made “sometime” between 2021 and 2015. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told parliament of the plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: Gearing economy up for greater emphasis on Asia, new tech, ageing population
SINGAPORE - Amid Singapore's strong position riding on a global upturn last year, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat outlined in his Budget speech on Monday (Feb 19) three major shifts in the coming decade: a greater economic emphasis on Asia, the emergence ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares open higher on Monday; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks opened higher on Monday (Feb 19), with the Straits Times Index advancing 0.4 per cent, or 15.08 points to 3,458.59 as at 9.02am. About 64.3 million shares worth S$99.7 million in changed hands. Gainers outnumbered losers 123 to 40. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange to Launch New Indian Derivatives Before NSE Deal Ends
Singapore: Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) said on Monday it will launch successor products to its flagship Indian equity index derivatives before the bourse's licence agreement with the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) expires in August 2018. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For February 19
With Singapore’s strengthening economy having boosted government coffers, economists predict a larger than expected Budget surplus for the financial year ending March 31. — The Straits Times (paywall) PSA ‘to launch tender for driverless vehicles ... ( read original story ...)
Pioneering oncology in Singapore
When Dr Tan Yew Oo introduced himself as a medical oncologist in 1978, even fellow doctors in Singapore barely knew what that meant. Dr Tan, who was born in Penang and graduated from what was then known as the University of Singapore medical school in 1971 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: 6 injured after Pan-Island Expressway multi-vehicle accident
Six people were injured after a multi-vehicle collision at Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Saturday afternoon, Feb 17. Two women and four men were rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Reports said that the injured people, aged between 24 and 55, were conscious ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: ICA warns motorists of delays at Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints due to heavy arrival traffic
Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has warned the motorists that there can be delay at Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints due to heavy traffic on Sunday afternoon. The authorities said in a Facebook post that there is heavy arrival traffic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Flyer Flight and Gardens by the Bay Discount Ticket Deal
Singapore is one of the countries that I travelled often in my life. I used to visit Singapore a few times a year when I was a teenager. Few reasons for that, it was cheaper back then as the exchange rates were not that bad so my family will go there for ... ( read ...
Vietnam supports Singapore as ASEAN Chair in 2018
VNA Vietnam supports Singapore as ASEAN Chair in 2018, Government news, Vietnam breaking news, politic news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, vn news ( read original story ...)
A taste of Singapore abroad: Home-grown food brands open overseas outposts
Singaporean travellers hankering for familiar food while they are overseas now have more choices, with many home-grown brands opening in places from Australia to Britain Years ago, when chef Willin Low was a student at University of Nottingham in the ... ( read original story ...)
Mindanao’s Tarintik car ready to compete in Singapore
Last week, Tarintik was shipped to Singapore to join the contest ... Don't miss out on the latest news and information. ( read original story ...)